People enjoy the afternoon sunshine in Green park in central London (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

The motoring group’s traffic spokesman Rod Dennis said: ‘We’re expecting it to be bumper-to-bumper from Friday lunchtime onwards on some of the country’s most popular routes.’

‘The late Easter has meant there’s been something of a bank holiday bonanza this year, with up to four days off in the space of just six weeks.

‘But that’s not stopping UK drivers from taking to the road for a leisure trip this coming weekend, especially as the weather at the start of the weekend at least is set to be dry, sunny and very warm for much of the country.’